気兼ね[きがね] (kigane)

hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing someth

  • JLPT N1
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Meaning

気兼ね (きがね, kigane) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing someth”.

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Example sentences 12

気兼きがねなく なんでも ってください

Please talk about anything you want without reservation.

この会社は、課長をはじめ若い社員が多く、何気兼ねなく話ができる雰囲気だ。

In this company, there are many young employees, including the section chiefs, so it is easy to talk to one another without reserve.

気兼ねなく私に連絡してください。

Please feel free to reach me.

あなたは私にどうぞ気兼ねなく連絡ください。

Please do not hesitate to contact me.